Step 1:
The first step to converting 17999.164479307 to a fraction is to re-write 17999.164479307 in the form p/q where p and q are both positive integers. To start with, 17999.164479307 can be written as simply 17999.164479307/1 to technically be written as a fraction.
Step 2:
Next, we will count the number of fractional digits after the decimal point in 17999.164479307, which in this case is 9. For however many digits after the decimal point there are, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17999.164479307/1 each by 10 to the power of that many digits. So, in this case, we will multiply the numerator and denominator of 17999.164479307/1 each by 1000000000:
Step 3:
Now the last step is to simplify the fraction (if possible) by finding similar factors and cancelling them out, which leads to the following answer for 17999.164479307 as a fraction:
107995/6 / 1